Production Team Lead

SUMMARY: Providing daily assignment of team duties, maintaining compliance to work instructions and specifications, ensuring material is available and staged for manufacturing processes, and upkeeping accuracy of data recorded on production sheets and in local ERP system.

2. REPORTS TO:

Production Supervisor or Value Stream Manager

3. HOURS:

· 1st Shift: Monday-Friday 7:00AM – 3:00PM

· 2nd Shift: Monday-Friday 3:00PM – 11:00PM

· 3rd Shift: Monday-Friday 11:00PM – 7:00AM

· A Shift: Monday-Thursday 6:00AM – 4:00PM

· B Shift: Monday-Thursday 4:00PM – 2:00AM

· C Shift: Friday-Sunday 7:00AM – 7:00PM

· Additional overtime during the week and on weekends as needed

4. FLSA STATUS:

Exempt

5. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

· High School completion or equivalent

· Business or technical training or experience desired

· Minimum 2 years work experience with at least 1 year of experience in a manufacturing environment or leadership role (preferably regulated industry such a medical, food, aerospace, or automotive).

6. COMPETENCIES/SKILLS:

· Discipline/Accountability

Ø Attendance/Punctuality: Is consistently at work and on time. Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent.

Ø Ability to enforce adherence to company policies for self and team.

· Leadership/Communication

Ø Ability to work effectively with individuals of diverse backgrounds and opinions throughout the organization.

Ø Delegation: Delegates work assignments. Matches responsibility to the person. Provides recognition for results.

Ø Interpersonal Skills: Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming. Maintains confidentiality. Listens to others without interrupting. Keeps emotions under control. Open-minded.

Ø Planning/Organizing: Prioritizes and plans work activities. Uses time efficiently. Communicates concerns regarding schedule disruption (i.e. lack of labor or material) to production supervisor.

· Driven/Goal Oriented

Ø Pursues training and development opportunities. Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills.

Ø Commitment to excellence and high standards.

Ø Quantity: Meets productivity standards. Completes work in a timely manner. Strives to increase productivity. Works efficiently.

· Teamwork

Ø Teamwork: Balances team and individual responsibilities. Gives and welcomes feedback. Puts success of the team above own interests.

Ø Creative, flexible, and innovative team player.

· Technical Skills

Ø Problem Solving: Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner and develops alternative solutions.

· Computer Skills

Ø Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint

Ø Ability to utilize and navigate ERP systems

7. ESSENTIAL SUPERVISORY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Supervisory

Ø Execute scheduling plan and production priorities through day to day allocation of labor resources.

Ø Provide effective hands-on training for new and existing team members and ensure that training is properly documented.

Ø Interprets and enforces company policies and applicable regulations to workers. Escalation of repetitive infractions to production supervisor.

Ø Maintains the cleanliness of the facility and ensures safe work environment for team members.

Ø Provides feedback to production supervisor on the performance of production team members .

Ø Monitors work area for neat appearance and organization of tools, materials, and paperwork (5S).

· Schedule Adherence

Ø Cross-functional communication with other departments to ensure necessary resources (materials and paperwork) are available at the time of need.

Ø Execute manufacturing priorities as determined by supervision and monitor job activity to ensure adherence to production schedule.

Ø Communicate and update the team when adjustments to schedule are required.

· Transactional

Ø Responsible for accuracy of material transacting of input materials, work in process, scrap, and finished goods to ensure proper inventory count quantities and lot traceability.

Ø Responsible for reporting all labor documentation, assigning hourly efficiencies, and monitoring all production runs to assure that work orders are filled out and accounted for properly.

Ø Ensure accurate completion of all production documentation and paperwork including adherence to good documentation practices (GDP).

Ø Maintaining KANBAN quantities for “Pull” system

· Technical

Ø Ability to recognize malfunctions in production equipment and effectively communicate machine issues and need for unplanned maintenance to supervisor and mechanic staff in a timely manner.

· Compliance/Quality

Ø Ensures employees meet company and department standards for quality, productivity, record keeping, housekeeping, equipment maintenance, and safety with consistent feedback to team members on the production line.

Ø Performs first piece and in-line inspection of material, as needed.

Ø Accurately uses measuring equipment such as micrometers and calipers.

Ø Follow through with the Material Disposition for all work in-process related to MRB directives.

· Problem Solving

Ø Analyzing, trouble shooting, and resolving production problems. Communicate to supervisor when necessary.

· Continuous Improvement

Ø Recommends measures to improve production methods and procedures to improve output, equipment performance, quality of product, efficiency and suggest changes in working conditions.

Ø Implements ideas that supports and ensures the success of company initiatives within the department.

8. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

· Continually required to stand and walk.

· Occasionally required to sit.

· Occasionally required to utilize visual acuity to operate equipment, read technical information, and/or use a keyboard.

· Occasionally required to work near moving mechanical parts.

· Continually required to utilize hand and finger dexterity.

· Frequently required bend or kneel while using machines or moving parts.

· May be continually exposed to loud noise.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus opportunities
• Overtime pay
• Quarterly bonus

Ability to Commute:

• Rahway, NJ 07065 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Rahway, NJ 07065: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $20 - $25